The Alamo Defenders at The Siege of the Alamo

Within weeks of the battle, it began to be compared to the Greek stand at the Battle of Thermopylae.

In the 1960s, the battle was often used as a historical parallel to the Vietnam War. United States President Lyndon Johnson, whose father had authored the 1905 legislation that allowed the state of Texas to buy the Alamo long barracks, often compared the war to the Alamo.

When was the Battle and Siege of the Alamo?*** February 23 to March 6, 1836 ***TEXIAN SOLDIERS AT THE ALAMO

...More than 2.5 million people a year...

...visit the 4.2 acre complex known worldwide as "The Alamo." It is the most visited location in Texas. People come from around the world to be inspired and to have their ideals of freedom renewed like no other place can. Most come to see the old mission where a small band of Texans held out for thirteen days against the centralist army of...

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At night the image tends to get blurry as a result of normal zoom lens characteristics. If we had a ton of light on the Alamo, we would get much better focus. This camera is in a 2nd floor window of an office building directly across the street.

"If we succeed, the country is ours. It is immense in extent, and fertile in its soil and will amply reward our toil. If we fail, death in the cause of liberty and humanity is not cause for shuddering. Our rifles are by our side, and choice guns they are, we know what awaits us, and are prepared to meet it."

Letter from Daniel William Cloud of Kentucky, a defender of the Alamo, en route to San Antonio, dated Dec. 26, 1835.

there's a street map which clearly shows the Alamo is right smack dab in the middle of downtown San Antonio;

then an archealogical map shows where the Alamo walls and out buildings would be if superimposed on the current downtwn San Antonio;

finally,we have a map of the
Alamo grounds showing the exact locations of the chapel which is the true heart of the shrine, the Museum and Gift Store Building, the Library, and the famous Long Barracks.

The siege and the final assault on the Alamo in 1836 constitute the most celebrated military engagement in Texas history. The battle was conspicuous for the large number of illustrious personalities among its combatants. These included Tennessee congressman David Crockett, entrepreneur-adventurer James Bowie, and Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna. Although not nationally famous at the time, William Barret Travis achieved lasting distinction as commander at the Alamo. For many Americans and most Texans, the battle has become a symbol of patriotic sacrifice. Traditional popular depictions, including novels, stage plays, and motion pictures, emphasize legendary aspects that often obscure the historical event.

More than 2.5 million people a year visit the 4.2 acre complex known worldwide as "The Alamo." Most come to see the old mission where a small band of Texans held out for thirteen days against the centralist army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Although the Alamo fell in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836, the death of the Alamo Defenders has come to symbolize courage and sacrifice for the cause of Liberty. The memories of JamesBowie, David Crockett, and William B.Travis (see Travis's Alamo letter), are as powerful today as when the Texan Army under Sam Houston shouted "Remember the Alamo!" as it routed Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.

1835,
Antonio López de Santa
Anna had established himself
as a dictator in Mexico.

October
1835, Texans laid siege to
the town of Bexar (San Antonio),
taking control with the surrender
of General Martín
Perfecto de Cos at the Alamo on Dec.
9. (Mexican units had been
garrisoned there since 1803).

February
23, 1836 - The Siege of the
Alamo begins. Travis
sends his call for reinforcements, "Victory
or Death" messege on the
24th.

A
free and independent Republic of Texas was officially declared March
2, 1836.

March
6,The Alamo falls, the bodies
of 182 Texans are burned in
a huge funeral pyre by the
Mexican soldiers.

Fanin
is among 342 Texans executed
at Goliad on March
27.

April
16, Sam Houston's army of Texans
swoops down and defeats a dismayed
Mexican army at the Battle
of San Jacinto.

On May
14, 1836, the public and private treaties of Velasco, were signed by
Presidents David G. Burnet and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.

After
the fall of the Alamo in 1836,
the church and buildings were
largely abandoned. The government
of the Republic returned the
chapel to the Catholic Church,
but after annexation, the U.S.
Government claimed it again
for military use.

The
Alamo has been managed by the Daughters
of the Republic of Texas since 1905. Located on
Alamo Plaza in downtown San
Antonio, Texas, the Alamo represents nearly 300 years
of history. Three buildings - the Shrine, Long Barrack
Museum, and Gift Museum - house exhibits on the Texas
Revolution and Texas History. Visitors are welcome to
stroll through the beautiful Alamo Gardens. Just a short
walk from the River Walk, the Alamo is a "must see" for
all who come to San Antonio.

Chronology
Cont.

In
the ensuing years, both U.S. and
Confederate forces used the building
to house quartermaster stores and
munitions. The U.S. Army continued
to lease the property until 1876.

Bishop
John Claud Neraz's offer to sell
the Alamo in 1882 was made to Frank
W. Johnson, first president of the
Texas Veterans' Association. He,
in turn, passed the information
on to the governor with a recommendation
that the State purchase the building.

On
April 23, 1883, the Texas legislature passed an act authorizing the purchase
of the Alamo

During
much of the 18th
century, the San
Antonio area was
dominated by Mission
San José,
which flourished
as one of the most
prosperous and influential
missions in Texas.
Then, in 1793, nearly
all the missions
in Texas were secularized
and most of the mission
buildings in the
San Antonio area
were abandoned. However,
the community of
San Antonio remained
the principal settlement
in Texas during the
years that Texas
was under Spanish,
and then Mexican,
rule.

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